Netanyahu orders West Bank closure and vows military operation after attack kills two Israeli soldiers
Summary
Israel's military said its soldiers shot and killed two men who launched an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday 23 October, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a 'full lockdown' of the West Bank, according to NBC News, which said the attack injured five people. The army said two soldiers, Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, were killed and three others wounded in the attack near the Yehuda Junction outside Hebron, the LA Times reported, PBS NewsHour saying the violence is likely to heighten political tensions and security concerns ahead of Israel's parliamentary election next week. Netanyahu ordered the military to cordon off a major city in the occupied West Bank, the prime minister said, according to CBS News, and vowed a military operation, saying a swath of Hebron, where the attack occurred, would be cleared of residents and demolished, according to the Inquirer.
Latest: Israel's army said two soldiers were killed in an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank that also left two suspected gunmen dead, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordering a 'full lockdown' of the West Bank, according to NBC News, and vowing a military operation, saying a swath of Hebron would be cleared of residents and demolished, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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How it unfolded
Friday 23 October
Israel's army said two soldiers were killed in an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank that also left two suspected gunmen dead, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordering a 'full lockdown' of the West Bank, according to NBC News, and vowing a military operation, saying a swath of Hebron would be cleared of residents and demolished, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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